# Table 7.9 Coal Prices, 1949-2011 (Dollars per Short Ton)

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## Annual Energy Review

### Data Exclusions
- Because of withholding to protect company confidentiality, lignite prices exclude Texas for 1955–1977 and Montana for 1974–1978. As a result, lignite prices for 1974–1977 are for North Dakota only.

### Pricing Information
- Prices are free-on-board (F.O.B.) rail/barge prices, which are the F.O.B. prices of coal at the point of first sale, excluding freight or shipping and insurance costs.
- For 1949–2000, prices are for open market and captive coal sales; for 2001–2007, prices are for open market coal sales; for 2008 forward, prices are for open market and captive coal sales.

### Sources
- **1949-1975**: Bureau of Mines (BOM), Minerals Yearbook.
- **1976**: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Energy Data Report, Coal–Bituminous and Lignite in 1976, and BOM, Minerals Yearbook.